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Robert Watley
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Country
USARecord
16-4
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'9"
Reach
73"
Age
36
Stance
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Career stats
9 of 15 wins inside the distance · 37th percentile
Stopped in 6% of bouts — 1 of 18 · 80th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 75th percentile
12:35
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
6
Title fights
6
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Counted from the 18 bouts on record, not the full 20-fight career
Next fightWatley vs Gino van SteenisPFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira · Aug 22, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Gino van Steenis | Upcoming | — | — | PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira |
| Mar 28, 2026 | Dakota Bush | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 0:34 | PFL Pittsburgh: Eblen vs. Battle |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Mads Burnell | WIN | KOElbows and Punches | R3 · 2:43 | 2025 PFL World Championships: Lightweights, Bantamweights & Women's Flyweights |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Morquez ForestTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R4 · 2:48 | CFFC 133: Watley vs. Forest |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Armando GjetjaTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R3 · 2:57 | CFFC 128: Watley vs. Gjetja |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Cedric GunnisonTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Majority | R4 · 5:00 | CFFC 122: Gunnison vs. Watley |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Jerome Featherstone | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R3 · 2:50 | SF: Shogun Fights 23 |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Chris Wade | LOSS | DECDecision - Majority | R2 · 5:00 | PFL 9: Long Beach |
| Aug 2, 2018 | Will Brooks | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | PFL 5: Long Island |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Thiago Tavares | WIN | KOTKO | R2 · 0:35 | PFL 2: Chicago |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Brandon JenkinsTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | LFA 34: Watley vs. Jenkins |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Daryl WilsonTitle | WIN | KOTKO | R3 | LFA 27: Watley vs. Wilson |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Thiago MoisésTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | LFA 17: Moises vs. Watley |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Josh Visel | WIN | KOTKO | R3 · 4:55 | XCC 27: Xtreme Caged Combat 27 |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Cole Presley | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | SF: Shogun Fights 15 |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Dan Root | WIN | KOKO | R2 · 0:43 | SF: Shogun Fights 14 |
| Jul 18, 2015 | Sergio de Bari | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | CFFC 50: Smith vs. Williams |
| Apr 18, 2015 | Daniel Chacon | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:28 | SF: Shogun Fights 12 |
| Feb 7, 2015 | Pat Sabatini | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | CFFC 45: Stiner vs. Horcher |
Upcoming
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 0:34
Mads Burnell
KOElbows and PunchesR3 · 2:43
Morquez Forest
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R4 · 2:48Title
Armando Gjetja
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R3 · 2:57Title
Cedric Gunnison
DECDecision - MajorityR4 · 5:00Title
Jerome Featherstone
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R3 · 2:50
Chris Wade
DECDecision - MajorityR2 · 5:00
Will Brooks
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Thiago Tavares
KOTKOR2 · 0:35
Brandon Jenkins
DECDecision - UnanimousR5Title
Daryl Wilson
KOTKOR3Title
Thiago Moisés
DECDecision - UnanimousR5Title
Josh Visel
KOTKOR3 · 4:55
Cole Presley
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Dan Root
KOKOR2 · 0:43
Sergio de Bari
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Daniel Chacon
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1 · 3:28
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
How the wins came
Record
16
Wins
4
Losses
0
Draws
12:35
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
6
Title fights
6
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Robert Watley’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 18 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.